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Best Trips 2012: Costa Brava

Tossa de Mar

Photograph by Massimo Ripani, SIME

Tossa de Mar is perched on the Mediterranean in Catalonia, a province in northeastern Spain. The Costa Brava coastal region is a popular tourist destination, thanks to its moderate climate, beautiful beaches, and charming towns.

El Celler de Can Roca

Photograph by David Ramos, Getty Images

Chefs prepare dishes at El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain. In 2011, El Celler was named the second best restaurant in the world by Restaurant magazine.

Pals

Photograph by Günter Gräfenhain, Huber/SIME

Cobbled streets wind through the medieval town of Pals on the Costa Brava.

Dalí Theater and Museum

Photograph by Samuel Zuder, laif/Redux

The Dalí Theater and Museum honors artist and hometown boy Salvador Dalí in Figueres, Spain, with a suitably surrealistic building.

Mae West Room

Photograph by Samuel Zuder, laif/Redux

The Mae West Room in the Dalí Theater and Museum in Figueres is based on Dalí's 1935 work "Face of Mae West Which May Be Used as an Apartment."

Girona

Photograph by Frank Tophoven, laif/Redux

Looking out from the Old Fishmongers Bridge gives a unique view of Girona. Four rivers converge in the medieval town.

Sant Feliu de Guíxols

Photograph by Günter Gräfenhain, Huber/SIME

Rugged cliffs enclose a Mediterranean cove that's a favorite for boaters and swimmers. The picturesque municipality of Sant Feliu de Guíxols has six miles of coastline.